Sally Parker

“…And the pool was filled with water out of sunlight,
And the lotus rose, quietly, quietly,
The surface glittered out of heart of light…

…Go, go, go said the bird; human kind cannot bear very much reality”.

T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets

Sally Parker, Artist & Author

Sally spent her childhood in a small market town in Kent, within a short drive of the coast.  During this time, Kent was still known as the ‘Garden of England’. She has memories of childhood playing in the plentiful orchards, and rural landscape.  Over the last half century, the urbanisation of this area of natural beauty has left her with lasting impressions. Nature and Mother Earth have woven their way into her work.  Working for an international perfumery house at the start of her working life nurtured her interest in flowers, particularly roses.  Since 2010, when Sally could spend more time on her artistic work, she has tried to express awareness of our growing disconnection from nature.  The benefits of our natural world are starting to be acknowledged.

Sally’s poetic paintings come from experiencing nature’s beauty and, more recently, its healing qualities.  Sally paints expressively, guided by the moon’s cycles and nature’s seasons.  During the creative process she strives to produce the essence of her meditations. This often reveals a sense of divine mystery.  Sally takes photographs and paints watercolour sketches to capture inspiration during the seasons.  Sally paints directly onto blank canvas or paper with paint, building up colour and form with brushstrokes and signature materials.  Layering is essential to Sally’s work to capture the depth of her ideas but also to slowly reveal hidden detail and colours when the conditions are right.

Sally envisioned combining all the creative elements into a book so everyone could receive the healing wisdom that has surfaced within her artworks. The book is entitled ‘Four Noble Ladies of the River Garden ‘ and includes storytelling and poetry to complete the body of work.